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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-09-01, Page 2Puye 2 Times -Advocate, September 1,1982 TAKES MANY VOLUNTEERS — The Zurich Bean Festival Saturday was again an unqualified success and one of the reasons for this are the many volunteers help- ing each year. Shown above dishing up meals are Cindy, Betty and Doug O'Brien. Nuge response giVen homestead iinprovemeni One of the highlights of the year leading up to the 1982 In- ternational Plowing Match for Middlesex County residents has been the great response to the Farmstead Improvement contest. Joyce McLean who chairs the committee with her hus- band Bill reports 267 entries have been received from Mid- dlesex, the host county for the match to be held near Lucan from September 28 to October 2. Mrs. McLean said, "We were amazed with the response. This is the most en- tries at any International Match ever. When it was in Kent the figure was about 175 CORRECTION In a report of the fatal ac- cident near Crediton in the August 25 edition it was stated incorrectly that two London men were freed by Crediton volunteer firemen. The extrication equipment was used by members of the r.Huron Park fire department. and only 100 responded in Ox- ford, but, that was the year of the tornado near Woodstock." She continued, "Probably one of the reasons for the keen competition here is the fact we haven't had a match since 1928 and some counties get it every 20 years or so." There are six categories in the improvement contest. They include already improv- ed farms, most improved farms, rural residences, ur- ban rban homes, commercial pro- perties ana a new section for conservation. While the judging has already been completed Mrs. McLean added "The commit- tee saw 110 of the entries this week. We were tremendously pleased and it's a shame we can't have a prize for all." The winners will be an- nounced at an awards ban- quet to be held in Glencoe on September 8. Fred Dobbs and Austin Hodgins of the parking and gates committee report 300 acres will be used for parking the many vehicles expected to Separate board okay hike for. counsellor A hiring and a salary in- crease were approved by the Huron -Perth Separate School Board at its August meeting. The board approved a salary increase for its atten- dance counsellor. The hourly rate will increase by 50 cents bringing the rate to $7.50 ef- fective September 1. The at- tendance counsellor's mileage rate also increased from 17.5 cents per km to 18.5 cents effective September 1. A full time itinerant French teacher has been hired for St. Joseph's School, Clinton and St. Columban. Effective September 1, Yaga McInnes will teach at the two schools. The board referred to its negotiating committee, a re- quest from the teachers' association. The request is to allow up to three days off dur- ing negotiations for the association president and chief negotiator. Trustee Ronald Murray said the negotiating commit- tee has not been given any authority to act on the re- quest. He said if it is approv- ed by both sides during negotiations, it will be brought back to the full board for its approval. The 1982-83 daily rates for special education transporta- tion was approved by the board. For transportation to St. Joseph's School, Clinton, Earl's Taxi rate of $60 and Goderich Coach Lines rate of $47.70 were approved. For transportation to St. Joseph's and St. Aloysius School, Stratford, K.L. McCarthy's rate of $59.65 and Taxi Dispatch's rate of $85.40 were approved. Increases range from seven to 20 percent. ORDER NOW Before the Price Increase next year, round picnic table with benches attached plus 2 other side benches $109.95 And have we got lawn furniture (Order early and don't be disappointed) • Chairs • End Tables • Love Seats • Combination Bench/Table • Picnic Tables • Pot Stands Quality Mad. Cedar Furniture Reddy for immediate pickup ARC Industries Woodworking Program, Dashwood Mon. - Thurs., 9:00 to 4:30 Fri., 9:00 to 4:00 237-3667 I . •.., ., 1 ,N ,• . 11r 0" 1 1 attend the plowing match. Properties to be used for parking are part of the Alan Scott host farm, others adja- cent belonging to Wilson Hodgins and Paul Revington and down the Coursey Line it will be the Wilson, Austin and Eric Hodgins and the Sloetjes farm. Austin Hodgins said Sun- day, "We can put 80 cars to an acre and we are ready to fill every acre." Wagons operated by Middlesex Junior Farmers will provide transportation from the park- ing lots to the match site. While officials would be happy with an attendance of 200,000 or more visitors, Fred Dobbs said he is ready with 300,000 tickets. Duncan Fletcher is in charge of the horse commit- tee. He requests for stabling for 18 teams to be used in the horse and walking plow classes. He added, "We will likely end up with about 25 teams." Rurul women lauded at Centralia Conference Louise Marritt of Belmore used many adjectives to describe why rural women are special at a conference at Centralia College on August 27. Adaptable, knowledgeable, able and willing to be involv- ed were a few of the words she used opening the two-day con- ference. There were 86 rural women taking part in the con- ference, entitled Directions Two - new challenges for rural women. Mrs. Marritt has been Huron County's contact per- son with Rural Development Outreach Project for the past four years. Travelling across the county inch by inch in that capacity gave her an oppor- tunity to observe rural women. Rural women are different, said Mrs. Marritt, as they are School enrolment Continued from page 1 Carmel School, principal Gary Birmingham reports ex- pected enrolment at 175 say- ing, "We are getting 22 new students in kindergarten, but, lost 14 through graduation and a few more by transfer, so we should be starting at near 175. In staff changes at Mount Carmel, Gloria Miotto of Beachville will be teaching grades five and six replacing Terry Bullen who has retired and Anne Marie Cook has been added as a half-time teacher for grades four and five. Birmingham said his staff would be concentrating on im- plementation of Bill 82 regar- ding special education. He added, "This includes specific plans for each stu- dent requiring special educa- tion and notification of parents. We have been doing some of this in an informal way, now it's official." At Precious Blood separate school in Exeter, principal Laurie Kraftcheck expects first day enrolment to be at 96, up six students from the same time in 1981 and there are no teaching staff changes. The enrolment at St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich will be 163 according to principal Gaiten Blanchette. That is a decrease of four students. . Teacher changes at St. Boniface include Fran Craig to teach grades five and six replacing Mary Jenkins and Sister Maureen Shearon who will take over grades two and three from Connie Birmingham. At Ecole Ste. Marie prin- cipal Lillian Laporte says her school's enrolment will be up by five students to a total of 49. The only teaching change has Mary Coeck taking over from Trudy Smith a 30 per- cent position in grades seven and eight. Connie Birmingham of Ex- eter will begin duties Tuesday as a consultant for special education for the 19 schools in the Huron -Perth Separate School system. Court Continued from page 1 - pleaded guilty to a mischief charge arising from an inci- dent on May 12 when he damaged a Town of Exeter police cruiser. A tail light and fender were kicked and damage amounted to $237.73. The accused was fined $200 or one month and was placed on probation for six months. He was ordered to make restitution for the damage by September 20 and the fine is to be paid by October 27. Seventeen -year-old Jerry Douglas Ward, RR 2 Kippen, pleaded guilty., to a theft charge and was fined $100 or 15 days. He was given until September 27 to pay the fine. Ward was c>parged with the theft of a two-way radio, valued at $100, from Canadian Canners Limited on August 1. The youth was working for the firm at the time and the court learned he lost his job over the incident. The radio was recovered without damage and it was reported to the court that the act was out of character for the accused. At the court sitting, David Lovey, RR 1 Dashwood, was prohibited from possessing any firearm or explosive material for a period of three years. TALKING ABOUT IPM -- During a barbecue at the 1982 International Plowing Match site at Lucan Sunday afternoon, former Ontario Minister of Agriculture Bill Stewart chats with Middlesex Queen of the Furrow Nancy Harris and warden Jack Whit- more. T -A photo /147/ H ,, Look for the flying white tags New & Used school clothes Jeans, Cords up to $5 T -Shirts & Sweaters at Sft AG each Ladies presses & Suits ;6 and up Men's slacks Dashwood Next to Post Office) 237-3212 / $5 and up Men's Suits special $50 Quilt Racks Wicker Table Reg. $230. SALE $ 1 89 Wicker Lore Seat Reg. $210.SALE $179 Other Wicker at Reduced Prices Many instore specials Come on Down & Browse Around Open 9-5 Not exactly as illustrated accustomed to isolation and the lack of facilities it means. Rural women do without transportation, and if they don't drive they are "sunk". Rural women's real forte is in getting involved," said Mrs. Marritt. They like to be involved in planning, she said, and the best place to have women is in the decision making 'pro- cess. This comment from Mrs. Marritt received en- thusiastic applause from the audience. In her own experience, meetings run by men have been the worst and the best meetings are run by women. "They're not used to shilly shallying around," said Mrs. Marritt. Women are used to making decisions and they're good at it declared Mrs. Marritt. "There are very few things they can't solve for themselves," said Mrs. Marritt. They are responsible. They get into a task and complete it, said Mrs. Marritt. Citing her own community of Belmore, where everyone becomes involved, she said community life depends on what is put into it. Politics said Mrs. Marritt, is the one place where rural women don't yet shine. There is still a reluctance on the part of women to become active in that area. Adaptability, knowledge, skills, ability, concern for family and community are willing to be involved all result in new challenges for rural women, said Mrs. Mar- ritt. This is why she thinks rural women are special. Workshops On Saturday, the con- ference took the form of Crops Continued from page 1 Chatham, said he hadn't heard of much damage that would affect the over-all On- tario soybean crop. The Ontario sweet corn and tomato crops suffered only minor effects from the frost, said chairman Tony Csinos of the Ontario Vegetable Growers' Marketing Board in London. We had frost on the tomato plant leaves at our farm and it seemed only to burn off the foliage. The tomatoes will go on to ripen without the foliage if the weather warms up a bit, he said. The only farmers probably pleased with the frost are the province's apple farmers. "We need these cool nights to make the apples redder and better," said Gerry Long of London, chairman of the Ontario Apple Marketing Commission. workshops on various subjects. Bev Brown and Brenda Mclntosh, two Huron County rural women lead a workshop on challenges for women on and off the farm. Group discussion centred around banking with the leaders en- couraging the group to become involved in the farm operation. Several points were noted, including accompanying their husbands to obtain a loan from the bank, becoming knowledgeable in their par- ticular commodity's marketing policies and as with any job maintaining job satisfaction. Mrs. McIntosh encouraged making a list with resources available. To be included on the list are such people as, a chartered accountant, a banker, a lawyer, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Olive Andrew, formerly of Exeter and now a resident at the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich will be 99 years of age on September 2. Food specialists, veterinarian, marketing board consultants and representatives of farm organizations, such as the On- tario Federation of Agriculture. Mrs. McIntosh also suggested a reference library be kept in the home which may be consulted at any time. Vivian Batke and Jean McFadgen lead a workshop on the challenge of- living alone whether by widowhood, divorce or by choice. Betsy Reilly Grzby lead a workshop on the challenge of The readers write Dear Sir: I would like to thank you and your organization for your kind support of the Blyth Summer Festival. We've had a tremendous summer with average attendance of over 85 percent. We are thrilled by the response of our audience and by the coverage the media has given our Festival. Please pass on our thanks and good wishes for the fall and winter seasons. We'll be back in touch next sping. Yours sincerely, Barbara Huget change, Choices relating to making changes were ex- plored by looking at option available, decision snaking, anticipation of consequences and planning for the future. A workshop on looking at the challenge of-llnproving relationships within the fami- ly and the changing role of women in the home was lead by Mary Gregg. A creative workshop was lead by Bernadette Harmon and Elaine Gottschall con- ducted a workshop on nutrition. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Par- sons and Jennie, Montreal were recent visitors with Miss Olive Parsons and other relatives. te Join the human race. V 're a l l out running in the park. Publicity Director k._ pa/mammon . M.semMin TMM.n.s.��TihT MminT,7ft',?'/lh/T1e1Mt1er,AM" want to make a safer Plan to attend our Practical Accident Control Techniques Seminar SEPTEMBER 15. FESTIVAL MOTOR INN. STRATFORD sponsored by PERTH -HURON SECTION. 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